Boise Hawks

General Area in State: Boise is in the southwest side of the state, close to the Oregon border

Ease of getting in/out: Pretty decent. Free parking. It IS on a busy 4 lane highway.

Radio Announcer: Excellent. 1350AM

The stadium had three separate concrete seating areas. The one above right is on the first base line. The structure on the left is behind home plate and where the radio announcer, scorekeeper, etc sit. Beyond that is the red seats down the third base line. The seating area had regular seats with arms and a back. The aluminum benches were towards the top of the sections. A very different set up (not bad; just different.)

Things I liked about seeing a game at Memorial Stadium in Boise, ID.

Starting lineup and standings were posted

A great variety of food options available

$5 microbrew

Fans were vocal and supportive of the Hawks

Music was stopped when announcing players and relief pitchers

Which of these players will we see in 5 years? BTW, # 33 DH for the Visitors (Spokane Indians) is the son of Ruben Sierra who played for 20 seasons in mostly American League teams.

Things I didn't like about Memorial Stadium:

There was a net around the entire seating area.

Gates opened 45 minutes prior to starting pitch. Definitely not enough time to explore the stadium.

I went to the stadium earlier in the afternoon to get a ticket and make sure I knew how to get there and back to my hotel. The rep taking my ticket order allowed me to enter the stadium before purchasing a ticket so I could see where I would like to sit. Kudos to the Hawks for doing that.